SPRUCE IMO No: 7734167 CARRIER 1975 / 7258 GT

COMPANY: YARD INFORMATION: SCRAPPING INFORMATION: Dobson Fleet Management Ltd., Sumitomo H.I. CCK40100 Cyprus (Japan)

Sheerness (U.K.) 26/3/2004 © S. Wiedner

GENERAL INFORMATION: OWNER & FLAG HISTORY: Spruce (IMO: 7734167, flag: Marshall Islands) is a 112 EIDE TRADER 2007-05-07 LRF meters long, 34 meters wide LASH . SPRUCE 2000-05-12 LRF She was built in 1975 as the Flash IV (later Mammoth Flag Date of record Source Spruce) by Sumitome Heavy Industries in Tokyo, Japan and Marshall Islands 2003-06-03 LRF is currently owned by Central Gulf Lines Inc., New Orleans Liberia 2000-05-12 LRF www.shipoftheday.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html Registered owner Date of record Source EIDE MARINE SERVICES AS 2007-05-07 LRF LCI SHIPHOLDINGS 2005-02-28 LRF MAMMOTH 2003-07-21 LRF LASH CARRIERS LRF Ship manager Date of record Source EIDE MARINE SERVICES AS 2007-05-07 LRF DFM LTD 2005-05-03 LRF DOBSON FLEET MANAGEMENT LTD 2003-06-09 LRF NETHERLANDS MARITIME AGENCIES 1990-01-01 LRF

SALES, TRANSFERS & RENAMINGS: FLASH IV 1975-78

MAMMOUTH SPRUCE 1978-78

SPRUCE 1978-07

EIDE TRADER 2007-

GENERAL VESSEL INFORMATION: Spruce was originally built in 1975 in Japan at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. Initially she was operated as the unpropelled barge FLASH IV. In 1978 she returned to the same yard to be converted to a twin screwed barge carrier, and was then renamed MAMMOUTH SPRUCE for use in the Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) industry. Subsequently, she was sold on to Lash Carriers Inc and renamed SPRUCE. SPRUCE was used as a feeder ship serving two larger ocean-going vessels which carried the loaded on a regular route between Rotterdam and the Gulf of Mexico. LASH was developed as a shipping concept in the USA for predominantly military use. The LASH mother vessel has the capability to carry around 80 LASH barges, each weighing up to 340 tonnes. Feeder vessels such as Spruce can carry around 15 barges. SPRUCE had a single hold which was completely open to the at the after end. The vessel was ballasted down to enable barges to be floated in or out, and then de-ballasted to ground the barges in the hold for www.maib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resources/Spruce.pdf

The service that commenced in 2000 when the LASH feeder ship SPRUCE commenced its present service for Forest Lines from the US Gulf and Gulf of Mexico ports to the UK via Rotterdam. Barges bound for London, Medway and the Port of Hull are floated onto the submersible vessel Spruce and carried to the UK ports. Every three weeks the SPRUCE calls at Sheerness usually with six to nine loaded LASH units where Bennett tugs tow them from the ship and float on empty barges required to be repositioned for loading westbound to the US. www.portoflondon.co.uk- September/October 2003

Roro M/V ARISBE pushed onto M/V SPRUCE in Rotterdam-Waalhaven by the strong winds on Jan 18. www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.html - Jan.20 2007

After a succesfull upgrading work in Hoylandsbygd "EIDE TRADER" loaded equipment in Flushing. This is the first job for her as "EIDE TRADER". Eide Marine Services expect her to be a "smart" growth to our Heavy Lift fleet. She is fully submersible with a deck dimension og 96,75 x 29,40 meter. www.eide-gruppen.no The purpose of Eide Marine Services AS is to own and operate vessels of different types, barges, tugs and floating cranes. The company is also engaged in sale and purchase of various vessels. Eide Marine Services AS provides base services for heavy offshore materials including a complete service of heavy lifts, outside storage area, inhouse storage area, service workshops, office facilities and transport coordination. http://members.lycos.nl/marianeels/Eide.htm

Last update: 7/9/2007